Of the work I’ve had the privilege of applying myself to, chairing the Backline Board of Directors makes me proudest. During my tenure on the Board, Backline has gone from a small organization still recovering from the shutdown of the Talkline, to a robust organization with staff and volunteers … [Read more...] about Boardies in the House!

It’s been nearly two months since opening remarks were given in the appeals trial of Purvi Patel - a 33-year-old South Asian woman who was turned over to police by her doctor after seeking medical attention for a pregnancy loss. Convicted of feticide and neglect of a dependent by the state of … [Read more...] about Purvi Patel’s Feticide Conviction: Overturned!

Building on the momentum of abortion rights victories in Texas, Florida, and Indiana, our All-Options Pregnancy Resource Center gave us one more reason to celebrate recently. On July 1, our Hoosier Abortion Fund expanded to provide statewide abortion funding to ALL residents of Indiana! Want to get … [Read more...] about Our Hoosier Abortion Fund is Statewide in Indiana!

How were your last 96 hours, Backline fam? Ours were incredible! Four staff members spent the last
four days in Houston, Texas attending the National Network of Abortion Funds Summit representing our Hoosier Abortion Fund. Over the weekend, we attended workshops focused on cross-community building, … [Read more...] about Backline & All-Options in Houston for the NNAF Summit!

Why not Indiana? Indiana needs love! So often Indiana gets overlooked in conversations about reproductive justice, educational policies, social welfare programs, affordable health care, and so many other issues. Even among red states, Indiana is often forgotten. We believe that Hoosiers (and all … [Read more...] about Why Indiana?